A Closer Look 2

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Nhat Tan peach flowers have become a brand of Hanoi.

1. peach   
2. brand   
3. a   
4. Hanoi

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1. for
2. Hmong   
3. traditional   
4. garment

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Not only domestically famous, products of the village have been in many countries around the world.

1. famous  
2. products  
3. village   
4. the

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Last year I visited the Somerset Levels.

1. last   
2. I   
3. the   
4. Somerset Levels

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I should practice more for the competition.

1. I   
2. practice   
3. for   
4. competition

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He lost the key, so he couldn’t get into the house.

1. lost   
2. key   
3. get   
4. the

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We will travel from Spain to France by plane. The plane will take off at 10 am and will land at 11:00 am in Paris.

1. by   
2. Spain   
3. France   
4. Paris

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The train for Cambridge will depart from highway number 9.

1. train   
2. for   
3. highway   
4. number 9

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All flights to New York tomorrow will be delayed because of bad weather.

1. all flights   
2. New York   
3. be   
4. bad weather

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Anne and Joe will travel by sea tomorrow.

1. Anne   
2. Joe   
3. travel   
4. by

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English is such a/an _______ language that learning it well brings students great advantages.

1. national
2. international
3. nationalize
4. nations

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There are many _______ of English all over the world such as British English, American English and Indian English.

1. speakers
2. terms
3. varieties
4. dialogues

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We tried to _______ his novel into different languages.

1. simplify
2. look up
3. translate
4. complex

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He has completed three English courses at this centre, but there hasn’t been any _______ in his English level. (improve)

1. improving
2. improved
3. improvement
4. to improve

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In some Asean countries such as India, Pakistan, the Philippines and Singapore, English is used as the _______ language. (office)

1. official
2. office
3. officer
4. offices

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The travel agency offers a lot of destinations for tourists _______ from.

1. choosing
2. choose
3. to be choosing
4. to choose

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What are the most interesting things for a tourist _______ in your city?

1. see and do
2. to see and do
3. seeing and doing
4. can see and do

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At 16, Mary left school _______ of her younger brothers.

1. take care
2. taking care
3. to take care
4. to be taken care

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Using social media is a good way _______ (introduce) local heritage to the world.

1. introduce
2. introducing
3. to introduce
4. introduced

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Some years ago, my uncle and aunt _______ the business from my grandparents because they are very old.

1. looked after
2. took care 
3. set up
4. took over

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Conical hat making in the village has been passed _______ from generation to generation.

1. on
2. down
3. up
4. in

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She turned _______ the new job in New York because she didn’t want to move.

1. on
2. down
3. off
4. up

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Nam didn’t know the correct spelling, so he had to _______ it _______ in the dictionary.

1. pull ... off 
2. take ... off
3. look ... up
4. turn ... up

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I want to learn English _______ the overseas study options it will give me.

1. because of
2. because

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_______ international businesses use English, it’s essential to speak it well.

1. Since
2. Because of